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Fredric is a web developer based in Chicago who hopes to one day start a foundation to support young, Black males in programming and computer science.

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learning to program

Young Black Professional Guide Learn to Programfor some reason, minorities runaway from math and science like it is the new plague. why? come on people, it is not that bad. don’t believe me?

well….too bad. just believe me! :-)

chris pine, in 2003, has an excellent beginner’s tutorial on how to program, what programming is, and how to use a very easy language called Ruby.

while i will point out that other subjects like accounting and african-american studies differ in terms of the way you need to think when tackling a computer language, why not fulfill one of your lifelong goals of actually learning another language? you never said it had to be one you had to speak to a person!

the greatest benefit to learning how to program is it creates an efficiency in thinking. whether you’re a project manager chosen to tackle the task of implementing a new team workflow or social activist thinking about starting a gathering, the methods used in programming provide a structured framework that can be transferred to better outlines and project plans. sometimes the best projects fail because of ignorance to detail. programming hones this skill as well.

enjoy!

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